Name: Pumpkin spice loaf
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 350 gram peeled pumpkin, chopped (or 1/4 cup leftover mash); 90 gram softened butter; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate soda; 1/2 cup raisins; butter, to serve; Crumble; 1/4 cup plain flour; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 30 gram chopped chilled butter; 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds

Ingredients

350 gram peeled pumpkin, chopped (or 1/4 cup leftover mash)

90 gram softened butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

2 eggs

1/2 cup self-raising flour

1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

1/2 cup raisins

butter, to serve

Crumble

1/4 cup plain flour

1/4 cup brown sugar

30 gram chopped chilled butter

1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 10cm x 22cm loaf pan with baking paper.

2.Place pumpkin in a bowl with 1 tablespoon water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high (100% power) 5 minutes, until tender. Drain. Mash until smooth. Cool.

3.In another bowl, using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and spices together until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in combined sifted flour and soda, pumpkin and raisins. Spoon into pan. Smooth top.

4.To make crumble, combine flour and sugar in a bowl. Rub in butter. Stir in seeds. Sprinkle over batter.

5.Bake 50-55 minutes, until cooked when tested. Cool in pan 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve warm with butter.

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